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"It would mean that we'd all have to find new jobs, and it's a great location because this is a walking community," said Donetta Johnson, a stylist at Hair It Is.

Opponents of the plan have delivered a petition with 1,200 signatures to city officials, asking them to reject the Walgreens proposal.

"A friend of mine, he's 23 years old, and just bought a house in this neighborhood because he goes to Everybody's Records by the day," said Eamon Kenny, of Pleasant Ridge.

The venerable record store has been located near the intersection for 34 years, and its employees say it feels like home to them.

"There's so much history (and) music layered into this location, you could relocate, but it wouldn't be the same," said store manager Michael Shuter. "Do you really want that to disappear for the sake of having one large store, one corporate store?"

Walgreens hoped to build a store at the same location about 10 years ago, but residents rebuffed the company's plan.